In light of that, Delhi Police’s iron barricades have now been further fortified by concertina wires as well as double layers of concrete slabs, further strengthened by pouring in concrete mix between them to make them difficult to move, IANS reported.
Speaking about the security arrangements, Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava told NDTV, “I am surprised that when tractors were used, police were attacked, and barricades were broken on January 26, no questions were raised. What did we do now? We have just strengthened the barricades so that it’s not broken again.”
Earlier, police had dug up trenches across the roads and even parked buses and other heavy vehicles to prevent the movement of the farmers.
The protest sites on the Delhi borders now are marked by heavy presence of police and paramilitary forces in riot gear, apart from buses parked across roads to prevent more farmers…